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Lesson 4:

Discovering Needs

Learning Targets

Students will identify needs and services in their community, connect those needs to their personal passions, and brainstorm ways to use the group's collective 3Ts to make a difference.
Duration 20–30 MINS
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Materials One of Us (book), sticky notes, pens, chart paper

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Lesson Plan: Discovering Needs

Lesson Plan: Discovering Needs

Through a read-aloud of One of Us, students discover connections between belonging, personal passion, and community need. Students practice vocabulary from Lesson 3, then work in pairs with sticky notes to identify local needs and brainstorm how the group's 3Ts could meet them.

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